Universal adapter



Aug. 2s, 1934. g, D. YQDER 1,971,438

UNIVERSAL ADAPTER `Fi1ed sept. 29. 1932 Tgp/.7. JEH?.

Patented Aug,l 28, 1934 'y UNi'rEo STATES PATENT OFFICE l 1,971,438 UNIVERSAL ADAPTER Howard D. Yoder, Detroit, Mich., assignor to Penberthy Injector Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Delaware Application September 29, 1932, Serial No.635,381

' 1 claim. (ci. 285-164) This invention relates to a universal adapter The iiexible body 1'2 is preferably made of rub- -or connecting piece for connecting pipes, hoses ber and is provided with a. cylindrical bore and other tubes`to members such as faucets therethrough. Near the upper outside end of having'smooth faces thereon. the body 12 an annular groove 16 is formed 5 It is the principal purpose of this invention thereon for receiving and locating the adjusting 60 to provide a connecting piece which has such band 13.y The lower outside portion of the ilexfiexibility that it will fit a faucet having smooth ible body member 12 is provided with a number round faces but having various diameters and of serrations or teeth 18 which flt corresponding which will also iit faucets having polygonal teeth 17 in the end member 14 to hold the latter 4lil cross-section. member in place.

To this end, it is an object of this invention A sleeve 19 is forced into the lower end of the to provide a connecting member for uniting body 12 and has its end'20 curled-'against the hoses and the like to faucets which has sufficient meinber- 14 to securely hold it in place. The flexibility to insure a watertight joint. l sleeve 19 may be welded to the member 14. The .1l It is also anobject of this invention to provide sleeve 19 serves to hold the exibl body 12 70 a connecting piece or adapter having adjustable against the threaded member 14 and so keeps the means thereon so that the adapter may be apteeth 17 and 18 in contact to insure against the plied to faucets of various diameters. slipping oil? of the end member 14. It is a still further vobjectof this invention to Referring particularly to Figure 5, it 'will be 20 provide a connecting piece for faucets which seen that the flexible strap 13 in the preferred serves to provide smooth end faucets with. form of the invention comprises a sheet metal threaded members for receiving pipes and hoses. hand having a number of 'apertures' 21 through It is a particular object of this invention to one end portion thereof. The other end of the provide a flexible member having a bore therestrap is curled over and riveted toitself at, 22` 86 through the diameter ofwhich can be adjusted t0 provide a loop 23 which receives -a wire 24. 80 by means thereon and which is provided at one The ends of the wire 24l are received in apertures end thereof with an outside threaded portion for 25 in a curved handle piece 26. receiving another threadedmember. A .pawl 27 having `a weighted end 28 and a These and othr objects of this invention will toothed end 29 is pivoted to the inner end ofthe 8i) be apparent from the following description and handle 26, as by the pin 30. The tooth end 29 of 85 appended claim. the pawl is adapted to fit into any one of the re- This invention (in a preferred form) is illuscesses 2 1 in the band 13. tratedin the accompanying drawing and here- Figures 3 and 4 illustrate modifications of inafte'r more fully described. my invention. As shown in Figure 3, the exible On the drawing: body 12 .is provided with teeth 31 in the lowerV 90 Figure '1 is an elevational view of an adapter inside thereof. In this case, a threaded end embodying. my invention shown applied to a member 32 is provided having a throat or exfaucet. tension 33 which fits inside the flexible body Figurez is a longitudinal sectional view of the and is provided with teeth 34 adapted to be 40 adapter of Figure 1 with the faucet shown theremeshed with the teeth 31 of the flexible body 12. 95 in in elevation. An annular metal band 35 is pressed about the Figures 3 and 4 are longitudinal sectional views outside of the lower end of the iiexible member voi modified forms of the adapter. 12 to maintain the teeth 34 and 31 in meshed Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken relation. This 'band 35 may have its lower ends. on the line V--V of Figure 1 and inturned to form an annulanfiange 36 for se- 100 Figure 6 is a sectional view similar to Figure curely holding it in'place on he flexible -body 12. 5 but showing a modified form oi adiusti'ng As shown in Figure 4, the' exible body 12 means, and also showing the adapter applied to is elongated and provided with an external ana faucet of slightly' different contour. nular flange as shown at 37. An annular metal As shown on the drawing: threaded member 38 is fitted about the Abody 12 105 The ada `ter of my linvention is illustrated just above the ange 3'1to serve as the securing` generally by 'the reference numeral 11 and is means upon which a pipe or hose or other simshown in Figure 1 as applied to a faucet 10. The ilar member may be threaded. This construcyadapter 11 comprises a flexible body 12, an adtion is of a very simple nature and, moreover, p 'instable strap 13 and a threaded end member 14. has a dist et advantage in use. aS-the, i1an|ze 37 110 on the exible member serves as a washer when uniting the adapter l1 to a hose, pipe or similar member.

Figure 6 illustrates 'the adaption of the connecting piece of this invention to a faucet l()a having a hexagonal outer contour. Moreover, illustrates a modied type of In this case, a thin, flexible member 40 riveted to one end thereof as shown at 4l. Adjacent the other end of `the band, -a loop of metal 42 is riveted as at 43.

A curved handle 44 is provided and has its inner end pivoted to the loop 42 as by a pintle 45. The handle 44 is provided with a series of notches 46 which receive a wire 47. The other ends of the wire 47 are received in a loop 48 in a band member 49. The band member 49 is provided with a series of notches 50 adapted to receive the toothed member 40 on the band 39.

In operation, using the form of adapter shown pin 30 and the aperture 25 on the When the handle is in tion the p1vot points 24 and 25 are on the same side of pin 30 and thus there is no tendency for the clamp to pull away from the band.

The modied form of adjusting operates also in the manner just deadjustment is given which insures a non-leak between the adapter and the faucet to clamped posil shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and single band without notches may be used and the adjustment given by a series of notches similar to the notches 46 in end of said band, said said apertures to contract the bore of member.

HOWARD D. YODER. 

